Vaporizer.



J. T. PRBESTONE.

VAPORIZBR.'

APPLICATION FILED JAN.27,1913.

1,080,482, Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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STATES PATNT FFCE.

JOSEPH THOMAS FREESTONE, OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.

VAPORIZER.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, Josnrn THOMAS Finins'roNn,a subject of the King of England, residing at Colonial House, lVaterstreet, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, England, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Vaporizers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has reference to apparatus for charging the atmosphere oirooms, or spaces, with substances which purify or sanitize, or aromatizeit; and has for its object to provide an appa at-us which is simple,inexpensive and eti'ective. The sanitary substance to be vaporized is asolid block; and the apparatus consists ot' a part which is revolved orspun upon its axis by hand, having a knob, or like device which isgrasped by the linger and thumb, and spun around; and the block lits ona spindle, carried in an openwork casing. By this apparatus a relativerotative movement between the air and the solid substance is produced,and the air in Contact with the body takes it up or absorbs it in theform of a vapor; and this vapor charged air is thrown ott' by thespinning action effected by hand, and is diffused or distributed intoand through the room or space within which the appa atus is placed and.worked.

In the accompanying drawings, which illust-rate the invention, Figure lis a sectional elevation of the apparatus; while Fig. 2 shows a slightmodification.

Referring to Fig. l, the sanitary solid substance a is a sphere with ahole through it; and it is mounted on a suitably shaped spindlesupported and within a cage the lower end ot' the spindle b being apivot 1, iitting in a seat z',- while the upper part revolves within aboss d of the cage and has a milled head c screwed on to it, by which itand the sphere of substance is revolved. The solid substance a maycomprise naphthalene and essential oils ot' wall-flower, bergamot, orthe like. Oil of wall-flower above mentioned is a synthetic orartificial preparation of oil of wall-flower. The openwork cage c isdivided in the horizontal plane, the two halves being hinged together atf, and provided with a fastening at g on the opposite side. The sphere ais passed Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 27, 1913.

llatented lDee. 2, 1913.

Serial No. 744,547.

on to the spindle 7) when the case or traine c is opened, and it hasbeen removed from the upper part ol the ease c, which can be done uponthe removal oi' the rotating device c. Alfter this the spindle with thesphere on it, is replaced, and the cage closed, whereupon it ready 'foruse. By the action ot' the air, and velocity oit' the body, it is foundthat the body is vaporized and used up in such a way that when it isnearly all gone, there will be some o1 the substance extending fornearly the whole length oi the spindle In the apparatus shown in Fig.42, the substance l stationary upon its suliporting spindle Z1, and thepart f which comes ontside it is adapted to be revolved; and in action,by revolving it, by the linger and thumb in the manner above described,the air about the sphere (t will be moved over .its surface, and willthereby take up the substance in the same manner as above described, andthrow the vapor charged air oil and distribute it.

That is claimed iszl. ln a vaporizer. the combination of a cage having aplurality ot openings, a base on which the cage is supported, a spindleextending from the base and to the top of the cage, the spindle adaptedto receive a spherical solid block ot' vaporizing material, and a knoblocated above the cage and spindie, whereby a rotary motion may beimparted between the cage and the solid block oil vaporizing material toagitate the air surrounding the vaporizing material to throw oit thefumes from the latter through the openings in the cage.

2. .Tn a vaporizer, the combination of a cage formed with a plm'alityolE openings, a base for supporting the. cage, a spindle mounted in thecage to receive a solid block of vaporizing material, and a knob on theupper end of the spindle to rotate the vaporizing material and agitatothe air between the latter and the cage, whereby to throw the fumesthrough the openings in the cage.

3. In a vaporizer, the comliination oi a cage formed with openings, saidcage comprising hinged sections, means for securing the two sectionstogether, a spindle mounted to rotate in the cage and extending throughthe top of the latter, said spindle adapted to In testimony whereof Ihave signed my receive a solid block of vaporizing material, naine tothis specification in the presence of and a. knob on the upper end ofthe Spindle, two subscribing witnesses.

whereby the solid. block of vaporizng ina- JOSEPH THOMAS FREESTONE.terial may be rotated to agitate the air and vWitnesses:

throw off the fumes through the openings in SOMERVILLE GOODALL,

the cage. EDWARD HUGHES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

